Ashtavakra Gita 15.3Chapter 15, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 15.3 is a verse from chapter 15 (What you are). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "This knowing of the truth turns the talker, the clever and the busy into someone silent, still and idle. So those who want enjoyment avoid it."
वाग्मिप्राज्ञामहोद्योगं जनं मूकजडालसम् ।करोति तत्त्वबोधोऽयमतस्त्यक्तो बुभुक्षभिः ॥
vāgmiprājñāmahodyogaṃ janaṃ mūkajaḍālasam |karoti tattvabodho'yamatastyakto bubhukṣabhiḥ ||
This knowing of the truth turns the talker, the clever and the busy into someone silent, still and idle. So those who want enjoyment avoid it.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 15 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 15, What you are: Ashtavakra's second long teaching: you are awareness, the world is waves on your ocean, so move about at ease.
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